River Seals the Deal
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 11,000 from the cutoff, and Mingcong Chen three-bet to 41,000 from the big blind. Mateos then asked for all of it, moving all-in for 266,000. Chen called, and the players revealed they would be flipping for the pot.
Adrian Mateos: A♣K♥
Mingcong Chen: 8♥8♣
Chen retained his lead on the 9♠9♦4♥ flop, and found no trouble waiting on the 2♠ turn. However, the K♠ river came just in time to save Mateos, seeing him keep his seat in the tournament.